Wednesday, 23 October 2013

VIZ MEDIA’s PERFECT SQUARE IMPRINT DELIVERS NEW BEN 10 OMNIVERSE ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES IN OCTOBER

VIZ
MEDIA’s PERFECT SQUARE IMPRINT DELIVERS NEW BEN 10 OMNIVERSE ORIGINAL
GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES IN OCTOBER

Ben
Tennyson And Partner Rook Investigate A Distress Call Aboard A Stranded
Spacecraft In A Full-Color Original Adventure Series Based On The Emmy-Winning
Animated Kids Program

San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher,
distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America,
takes readers on an action-packed adventure in its new full-color original
graphic novel series – BEN 10 OMNIVERSE.

BEN 10 OMNIVERSE, Vol. 1: GHOST SHIP
features artwork by Alan Brown with story by Cory Levine and is now available
under the company’s Perfect Square imprint. The title is rated ‘A’ for All
Ages, and carries an MSRP of $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN. A digital version is also
currently available for $4.99 U.S. / CAN from the Perfect Square App, which has
titles available for the Apple iPad®
and iPad®
Mini. The Perfect Square App is available from the iTunes store.

The BEN 10 OMNIVERSE graphic novels are
inspired by Cartoon Network’s hit original animated series Ben 10 Omniverse,
which is currently airing new episodes on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m.
(ET/PT). Ben 10 Omniverse is the latest installment of the hit Ben 10
franchise and was developed by Men of Action, a Development/Production House
dedicated to writing, conceptualizing, and developing work of exceptional
quality, commercial viability, and explosive creativity.

For more than five years, Ben Tennyson
has been saving the universe with his Omnitrix, which allows him to use the DNA
of aliens to take on heroic new forms. But he’s never encountered a challenge
quite like this! Teamed up with a new partner, Rook, who seriously needs to
relax, Ben investigates the mysteries of a hidden underground alien city and
has to battle a new enemy, Khyber, who has only one thing on his mind: hunting
down Ben 10!

In the opening volume of the graphic
novel series, Ben and Rook investigate a distress call that lands them on a
stranded space ship with a secret... and puts them right where Khyber wants
them, trapped with no way out while he and his shape-shifting dog hunt them
down. Now Ben’s got to get off an abandoned vehicle that’s falling out of
space, save himself and his partner from Khyber’s alien pet (who can turn into
the natural enemy of any of Ben’s alien forms!), and figure
out the mystery of the “Ghost Ship!”

“It’s truly an honor to welcome these
new original BEN 10 OMNIVERSE graphic novels into the Perfect Square print and
digital catalog,” says Editor Joel Enos. “The Ben 10 animated series has
received international critical acclaim and won three Emmy Awards, and the
OMNIVERSE stories build on and expand the mythology of the series in new ways
while staying true to the series’ visual art style and tone. Our comics feature
original adventures with some surprising cameos from past Ben 10 comics
and cartoons, as well as some all-new characters created exclusively for the
new Perfect Square corner of the Omniverse!”.

BEN 10 OMNIVERSE, Vol. 1: GHOST SHIP
artist Alan Brown has a love of comic art and cartoons that led him to a career
as a storyboard and concept artist for a busy London agency, working for
clients such as Lego and Ford. As a freelance artist and designer he has also
created a variety of licensed artwork for Disney, Warner Bros. and the BBC,
while continuing to provide comic art for small press and independent comics
publishers.

BEN 10 OMNIVERSE, Vol. 1: GHOST SHIP
writer Cory Levine is a former editorial staffer for Marvel Comics where he
edited hundreds of collected editions of comic books, encyclopedic handbooks,
special edition magazines and foreign-licensed comics including the company's
well-received line of Soleil graphic album adaptations. In 2010 he founded
First Edition Publishing, Inc., an end-to-end publishing solutions firm
offering editorial packaging, graphic design and pre-press production services.

VIZ Media’s Perfect Square imprint
focuses on delivering original comics, manga (graphic novels) and other
children’s books with an emphasis on strong storytelling, eye-popping graphics,
empowering themes, and a dash of irreverence, that captures the
imagination of a whole new generation.

For more information on other manga
titles from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

Headquartered in San
Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best
anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's
largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive
library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the
United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. With its
popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties
like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance
and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy
fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels,
DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming
video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media,
anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.